January 25, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
You do not need be a psychic to make predictions. I have been watching the trends in the new trade laws and cases. The trends are:
A. Accountability - Following the law is not a suggestion - individuals and partnerships will be...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Trade Law, Anti-Corruption - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act/Corruption of Foreign Public Officials, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Border Security Initiatives, Buy America, Canada, India, European Economic Community, USA | No Comments
January 21, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The new Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, which received Royal Assent in December 2010 (also known as Bill C-36) may present an opportunity for Canadian manufacturers to stop or impede imports of unsafe goods. The Canada...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Trade Law, Canada, Import Controls, Government Relations, Protectionism | No Comments
January 16, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
This blog posting on the ABCs of the Canada-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) can be adapted for most free trade agreement negotiations. As the 6th Round Canada-EU CETA negotiations is starting on January...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Customs Duties, Dispute Settlement, Investment Dispute Settlement, Free Trade Agreements, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
October 12, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Cyndee Todgham Cherniak joined guest James Cowan, John Manley, Weran Jiang and Dan Trefler on The Agenda With Steve Paikin on October 5, 2010 -
www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm
The Topic was...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Trade Law, Canada, USA, Buy America, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Protectionism | No Comments
March 27, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On March 24, 2010, an opposition MP, Liberal Scott Brison, spoke in Canada's House of Commons about an amendment to the Canada-Colombian Free Trade Agreement (or Side Agreements on Labour and Environment) that he had negotiated...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Trade Law, Canada, Anti-Bribery/Anti-Money Laundering, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, International Transactions, Protectionism | No Comments
February 14, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
There is a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute that has been flying under world radar because it is between two developing countries, the Philippines and Thailand and a "sin product", being cigarettes. "Thailand — Customs and...
Posted in Customs Duties, WTO Dispute Settlement, Dispute Settlement, Developing Countries, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Import Controls, Protectionism, WTO Developments | No Comments
February 05, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On February 5, 2010, Canada’s Minister of International Trade (Peter Van Loan) and the United States Trade Representative (Ron Kirk) issued a joint statement on Canada-United States government procurement. This tentative...
Posted in Trade Law, Buy America, Canada, USA, Protectionism, WTO Developments, NAFTA Developments, Government Relations, Government Procurement Bid Challenges | No Comments
February 04, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on February 4, 2010 that "the United States is committed to a rules-based trading system where the American people - and the Congress - can feel confident that when we sign an agreement...
Posted in Trade Law, Public Private Partnerships/Project Finance, Canada, Buy America, USA, NAFTA Developments, WTO Developments, Protectionism, Government Procurement Bid Challenges, Government Relations | No Comments
February 04, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On February 4, 2010 China filed a Request for Consultations with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) regarding the continuation of 16% antidumping duties on footwear by the European Union. This is not...
Posted in China, European Economic Community, WTO Dispute Settlement, Protectionism, Anti-Dumping | No Comments
February 01, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Representative Bruce Braley, D- Iowa has sponsored HR 4512 in the United States House of Representatives, legislation that ultimately requires country of origin labelling on fuel.
Section 3 of the "Country-of-Origin Labeling...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, USA, Buy America, Agriculture, Government Relations, NAFTA Developments, International Transactions, Protectionism, WTO Developments | No Comments
January 29, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
In Davos on January 28, 2010, Canada's Prime Minister Harper used the term "enlightened sovereignty" in a speech. He stated:
“But ladies and gentlemen, in that brief parting of the veil, I saw world leadership at its best, a...
Posted in Canada, Climate Change, Border Security Initiatives, USA, Developing Countries, Food Safety, Government Relations, Protectionism | No Comments
January 29, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The National Post contains a great post by Terence Corcoran entitled "The loopy Obama-Sarkozy axis of trade". He is right on point. Corcoran observes "on trade issues that [Obama and Sarkozy] promoted ideas that...
Posted in Trade Law, Buy America, Climate Change, Canada, USA, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Free Trade Agreements, Government Relations, International Transactions, Protectionism | No Comments
January 26, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Reuters is reporting that at the January 22, 2010 Meeting of the WTO Trade Policy Review Body, the United States and Japan blocked requests by Argentina, Ecuador, Cuba, Brazil, India and China for a future review of trade...
Posted in USA, India, China, WTO Developments, Protectionism, Government Relations | No Comments
January 10, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On December 29, 2009, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) gave notice that the Canadian antidumping and countervailing duty orders regarding sugar are scheduled to expire on November 1, 2010 (In particular, the...
Posted in Trade Law, Agriculture, Canada, European Economic Community, USA, Trade Remedies, Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duties, Protectionism, Government Relations | No Comments
January 06, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 5, 2010, Taiwan's Parliament unanimously passed an amendment to the food health law banning imports of some imports of U.S. beef (e.g., organs, ground beef and other high-risk items). This step is merely the...
Posted in USA, Dispute Settlement, Food Safety, Protectionism, WTO Developments, Agriculture | No Comments
October 26, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
According to a media release of 25 October 2009 from the Australian Trade Minister, it has been agreed that the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will come into force on 1 January 2010 following discussion between...
Posted in Trade Lawyers Blog, Agriculture, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Australia / New Zealand, Thailand, Customs Duties, Developing Countries, Dispute Settlement, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Food and Drug Regulation | No Comments